It really doesn't matter how much Governor Palin does or does not know about how the federal government works -- I didn't need John McCain's selection of her as his running mate to tell me how much I distrust his judgment. His systematic attempts to destroy what little passenger rail we have in this country would have been enough for me to vote for anyone other than him.
In addition, while the Democrats may not be much better, I have some hope that they may at least slow the attempts to turn the USA into a police state with a President who thinks that he can rule by decree. It's bad enough that there are IMO a lot of people in this country who think that "the President should make a law" without having the office-holder him/herself think that's so.
And it may be interesting to watch as the Republicans rediscover states' rights. (Whichever party is not in power always rediscovers states' rights, while forgetting they ever existing when they are in power.)
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Date: 2008-10-07 04:34 pm (UTC)In addition, while the Democrats may not be much better, I have some hope that they may at least slow the attempts to turn the USA into a police state with a President who thinks that he can rule by decree. It's bad enough that there are IMO a lot of people in this country who think that "the President should make a law" without having the office-holder him/herself think that's so.
And it may be interesting to watch as the Republicans rediscover states' rights. (Whichever party is not in power always rediscovers states' rights, while forgetting they ever existing when they are in power.)